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  • Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Commute > Distance: Distance. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Distance".
  • Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Motor vehicles: Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
  • Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
  • Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver)."
  • Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
  • Road > Expressway length: Expressway length (km).

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  • Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.

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  • Road > Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
  • Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
  • Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
  • Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
  • Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
  • Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
  • Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars (per 1,000 people). Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver).
  • Road > Motorway length per capita: Length of motorways per capita (mm).
  • Ports and terminals: This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
  • Roadways > Unpaved: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks."
  • Airports > Per capita: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Inefficiency index: Each country's inefficiency rating in regards to traffic. Long commute times, poor traffic laws and other factors are taken into consideration.
  • Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Air transport > Passengers carried: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
  • Railways > Total > Per capita: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Roads > Traffic index: Traffic Index is a composite index of time consumed in traffic due to job commute, estimation of time consumption dissatisfaction, CO2 consumption estimation in traffic and overall inefficiencies in the traffic system.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Total: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
  • Roadways > Paved: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
  • Motor vehicle > Production: Production of motor vehicles by country. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches.
  • Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Motor vehicle > Production per 1000: Production of motor vehicles by country. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Container port traffic: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
  • Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people). Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available.
  • Highways > Paved > Per capita: total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Roadways > Total: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
  • Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards: Quality of port infrastructure, WEF (1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards). The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible).
  • Pipelines: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products
  • Roads > Time index: Time Index is an average one way time needed to transport, in minutes.
  • Container port traffic per 1000: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Airports per million: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Commute > Time spent > Driving: Driving Car. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Driving Car".
  • Commute > Time spent > Total: Overall. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Overall".
  • Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Highways > Paved: total length of the paved parts of the highway system
  • Roads > Roads, total network > Km: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
  • Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
  • Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Highways > Total: total length of the highway system
  • Road > Length of motorways per capita: Kilometers of motorways per million residents.
  • Railways > Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Waterways per million: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
  • Roadways > Paved per thousand people: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Commute > Time spent > On the train: Train Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Train Ride".
  • Rail > Passengers: Million passengers.
  • Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Vehicle abundance: Vehicles per populated land area
    Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2)
    Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.
  • Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Total: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Ports and harbors: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).
  • Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Rail > Electrified railway length: Electrified length (km).

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  • Roads > Total network > Km: Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
  • Commute > Time spent > Walking: Walking. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Walking".
  • Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
  • Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Highways > Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Merchant marine > Total: 1000 GRT or over
  • Merchant marine > Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
  • Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
  • Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Commute > Time spent > Waiting: Waiting. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Waiting".
  • Merchant marine > Ships by type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o
  • Airports > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
  • Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
  • Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled."
  • Railways > Narrow gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Highways > Unpaved: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system
  • Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Gas price > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
  • Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
  • Aircraft departures: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.
  • Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles (per km of road). Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
  • Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010).
  • Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
  • Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
  • Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of diesel fuel. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
  • Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container: Cost to export (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.
  • Highways > Unpaved > Per capita: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Pipelines > Refined products: Total length of refined products pipelines
  • Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Roadways > Total per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Roadways > Unpaved per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Commute > Time spent > On the bus: Bus Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Bus Ride".
  • Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
  • Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
  • Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
  • Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
  • Railways > Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways > Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Highways > Paved per 1000: total length of the paved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Merchant marine > Total > Per capita: 1000 GRT or over Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Merchant marine > By type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
    Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
    Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
    Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
    Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
  • Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units."
  • Road > Bicycle helmet laws (date enacted): Countries compared by the date in whcih bicycle helmet laws were enacted. It must be noted that the laws vary greatly from country to country. In some, the helmet is only compulsory for children, while in others the factor taken into account is the type of way in which the bycicle is used. In South Africa, use of the helmet is compulsory for everyone, but the law isn't enforced. In Spain, it's compulsory in interurban ways, except when going uphill or in very hot weather.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Highways > Unpaved per 1000: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pipelines > All types: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
  • Pipelines > Total length per million: Total length of all pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Aircraft departures per 1000: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports: Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Maritime > Average time to clear exports through customs > Days per million: Average time to clear exports through customs (days). Average time to clear exports through customs is the average number of days to clear direct exports through customs. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Time to import > Days: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.
  • Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.
  • Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
  • Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Seatbelt required: Indicates for European countries whether (and on which seats) it is mandatory to wear seatbelts while driving.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at dual carriageway: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) on dual carriageways in European countries. A dual carriageway road or divided highway is one where the lanes for traffic in opposing directions are separate, usually divided by a barrier and a strip of grass or other plants.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at motorway: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) on motorways, freeways or highways in European countries.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at single carriageway: Indicates the speed limit (in km/ h) on single carriageways in European countries. A single carriageway road or undivided highway is one where the lanes for traffic in opposing directions are not separate, usually divided only by lines.
  • Merchant marine > Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
  • Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP: Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.
  • Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Transport services > % of all service > Exports: Transport (% of service exports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
  • Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights.
  • Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.
  • Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports: ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services."
  • Travel > % of all service > Exports: Travel (% of service exports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
  • Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
  • Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste. Total energy consumption is the total country energy consumption."
  • Travel > % of all service imports: Travel (% of service imports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
  • Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth: Services, etc., value added (annual % growth). Annual growth rate for value added in services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
  • Railways > Broad gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online."
  • Road > Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age: Indicates for European countries the age under which driving is not permitted.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level: Indicates for European countries the limit of blood alcohol content (in %), above which driving is not permitted.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
  • Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pipelines > Oil per million: Total length of oil pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports: Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Travel services (% of commercial service imports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).
  • Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods exported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
  • Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.
  • Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP: Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.
  • Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
  • Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
  • Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
    Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
    Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
    Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
    Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)]. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
  • Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
  • Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Ores and metals comprise commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
  • Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
  • Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods imported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
  • Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
    Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
    Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
    Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
    Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Documents to export > Number: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.
  • Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
  • Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.
  • Maritime > Time to import > Days per million: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Merchant marine > Registered in other countries: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
    Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
    Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
    Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
    Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
  • Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Merchant marine > Foreign-owned: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
    Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
    Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
    Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
    Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
  • Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i: The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible)."
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
  • Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
  • Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
  • Road > Traffic laws > First aid required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a first aid kit to be available in each car.
  • Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
  • Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
  • Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
  • Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
  • Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area: Indicates the speed limit (in km / h) in urban areas in European countries.
  • Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container: Cost to import (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded.
  • Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads: Roads, paved (% of total roads). Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.
  • Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
  • Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP: 1000 GRT or over Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP: Current account balance (% of GDP). Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
  • Pipelines > Refined products per million: Total length of refined products pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes > % of firms: Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms). Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes are the percentage of firms that expressed that a typical firm reports less than 100 percent of sales for tax purposes; such firms are termed "informal firms."
  • Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
  • Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
  • Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
  • Maritime > Average time to clear exports through customs > Days: Average time to clear exports through customs (days). Average time to clear exports through customs is the average number of days to clear direct exports through customs.
  • Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Pipelines > Oil: Total length of oil pipelines
  • Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
  • Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Pipelines > Gas: Total length of gas pipelines
  • Merchant marine > Total per million: 1000 GRT or over. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pipelines > Gas per million: Total length of gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Road > Radar detector legality: Legality.
  • Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient: Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient."
  • Transport services > % of all service imports: Transport (% of service imports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
  • Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
  • Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Fire extinguisher required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a fire extinguisher to be available in each car.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Spare bulb required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a spare light bulb to be available in each car.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Toll roads: Indicates for European countries whether toll roads exist. Toll roads are publically or privately owned roads for which a fee must be paid to be allowed to use them.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Triangle required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a triangular safety reflector to be available in each car.
  • Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
  • Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of registered cases). Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
  • Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
  • Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
  • International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
  • Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports: Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
  • Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports: Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Transport services (% of commercial service exports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
  • Roads > Paved > % of total roads: Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length."
  • Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
  • Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Pipelines > Total length: Total length of all pipelines
  • Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use: Energy imports, net (% of energy use). Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
  • Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP). Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.
  • Road > Traffic laws > Tow rope required: Indicates for European countries whether the law requires a tow rope to be available in each car.
  • Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
STAT Portugal Spain HISTORY
Airports 64
Ranked 77th.
150
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Portugal

Commute > Distance 5.07 km
Ranked 18th.
6.58 km
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Portugal
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 16.8 billion
Ranked 45th.
98.04 billion
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Portugal

Highways > Total > Per capita 6.72 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
16.63 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Portugal
Motor vehicles 537 motor vehicles per 100 p
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Spain
471 motor vehicles per 100 p
Ranked 11th.
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people 507
Ranked 17th.
600.77
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Portugal

Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people 471
Ranked 11th.
484.86
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Portugal

Rail > Railway length 2,794 km
Ranked 58th.
15,947 km
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Portugal
Road > Expressway length 2,613 km
Ranked 16th.
15,152 km
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Portugal
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people 548
Ranked 26th.
593
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Portugal
Road > Motorway length 2,647 km
Ranked 9th.
16,214 km
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Portugal
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area 89.8
Ranked 23th.
132
Ranked 22nd. 47% more than Portugal

Road network length > Km
Vehicles > Per km of road 67
Ranked 12th. 91% more than Spain
35
Ranked 25th.

Waterways 210 km
Ranked 45th.
1,000 km
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Portugal

Road > Motorway density 28.65 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 9th.
32.04 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Portugal
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people 495
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Spain
480.72
Ranked 20th.

Road > Motorway length per capita 249.32 mm
Ranked 5th.
347.16 mm
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Portugal
Ports and terminals Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia (Spain); Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Roadways > Unpaved 11,606 km
Ranked 21st. 74% more than Spain
6,663 km
Ranked 39th.

Rail lines > Total route-km 2,842
Ranked 49th.
15,046
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Portugal

Airports > Per capita 6.2 per 1 million people
Ranked 131st. 63% more than Spain
3.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 157th.

Inefficiency index 97.74
Ranked 30th.
149.79
Ranked 19th. 53% more than Portugal
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita 1,595.93
Ranked 51st.
2,121.28
Ranked 36th. 33% more than Portugal

Air transport > Passengers carried 11.17 million
Ranked 26th.
55.21 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Portugal

Railways > Total > Per capita 0.261 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
0.378 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 45% more than Portugal

Roads > Traffic index 103.43
Ranked 30th.
117.6
Ranked 26th. 14% more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > Total 43
Ranked 46th.
99
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Portugal

Roadways > Paved 71,294 km
Ranked 29th.
683,175 km
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Portugal

Motor vehicle > Production 126,015
Ranked 32nd.
2.17 million
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Portugal

Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km 235.24 million tons/km
Ranked 45th.
1,021.74 million tons/km
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Portugal

Motor vehicle > Production per 1000 11.85
Ranked 25th.
47.27
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Portugal

Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 3,814
Ranked 35th.
23,344
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Portugal

Container port traffic 904,702 TEU
Ranked 49th.
9.17 million TEU
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Portugal

Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people 509
Ranked 27th.
592.87
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Portugal

Highways > Paved > Per capita 5.78 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
16.46 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Portugal
Roadways > Total 82,900 km
Ranked 55th.
683,175 km
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Portugal

Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards 5
Ranked 43th.
5.8
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Portugal

Pipelines gas 1,098 km; oil 11 km; refined products 188 km gas 7,738 km; oil 560 km; refined products 3,445 km
Roads > Time index 28.94
Ranked 31st.
31.55
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Portugal
Container port traffic per 1000 85.76 TEU
Ranked 31st.
211.3 TEU
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Portugal

Airports per million 6.11
Ranked 107th. 83% more than Spain
3.34
Ranked 139th.

Commute > Time spent > Driving 0.43 min
Ranked 22nd.
5 min
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Portugal
Commute > Time spent > Total 39.29 min
Ranked 8th.
48.75 min
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Portugal
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita 4.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 34% more than Spain
3.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.

Highways > Paved 59,110 km
Ranked 20th.
657,157 km
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Portugal
Roads > Roads, total network > Km 21,912
Ranked 58th.
667,064
Ranked 8th. 30 times more than Portugal

Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high 3.48
Ranked 26th.
3.69
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Portugal

Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.332
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Spain
0.0801
Ranked 118th.

Highways > Total 68,732 km
Ranked 25th.
663,795 km
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Portugal
Road > Length of motorways per capita 32.49 mm
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Spain
31.2 mm
Ranked 16th.
Railways > Total 3,319 km
Ranked 53th.
15,293 km
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Portugal

Waterways per million 19.74 km
Ranked 56th.
21.78 km
Ranked 15th. 10% more than Portugal

Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km 2,843
Ranked 48th.
15,317
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Portugal

Roadways > Paved per thousand people 6.6 km
Ranked 29th.
14.8 km
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Portugal

Commute > Time spent > On the train 2.57 min
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Spain
1.5 min
Ranked 12th.
Rail > Passengers 132 million
Ranked 4th.
570 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Portugal
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 3,750
Ranked 36th.
22,681
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Portugal

Vehicle abundance 37.74 per square km
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Spain
37.42 per square km
Ranked 22nd.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 355.21
Ranked 31st.
491.2
Ranked 25th. 38% more than Portugal

Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 21
Ranked 103th.
51
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Portugal

Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m 1
Ranked 159th.
13
Ranked 60th. 13 times more than Portugal

Ports and harbors Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitoria (Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo Aviles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Ceuta, Huelva, A Coruna, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Malaga, Melilla, Pasajes, Gijon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands), Santander, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita 1,046.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
1,363.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Portugal

Rail > Electrified railway length 1,629 km
Ranked 25th.
9,623 km
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Portugal
Roads > Total network > Km 82,900
Ranked 26th.
666,291.5
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Portugal

Commute > Time spent > Walking 27.14 min
Ranked 10th.
38 min
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Portugal
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km 347.47
Ranked 31st.
1,306.44
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Portugal

Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.331
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Spain
0.0798
Ranked 117th.

Highways > Total per 1000 6.72 km
Ranked 29th.
16.63 km
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m 5
Ranked 49th.
18
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Portugal

Merchant marine > Total 109
Ranked 50th.
132
Ranked 44th. 21% more than Portugal

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 1.29 million Dwt
Ranked 49th.
2.28 million Dwt
Ranked 41st. 77% more than Portugal

Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ $500,000.00
Ranked 38th.
$720.00 million
Ranked 11th. 1440 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried 11.3 million
Ranked 37th.
44.79 million
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million 4.39
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Spain
1.61
Ranked 89th.

Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000 2.06
Ranked 73th.
14.86
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Portugal

Commute > Time spent > Waiting 3.57 min
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Spain
3 min
Ranked 7th.
Merchant marine > Ships by type bulk 11, cargo 62, chemical tanker 18, container 7, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea passenger 3, vehicle carrier 2 bulk 9, cargo 31, chemical tanker 10, container 13, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 33, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 4
Airports > Per $ GDP 0.343 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Spain
0.128 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 160th.

Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 1,587
Ranked 47th.
6,669
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Portugal

Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent 0.58
Ranked 35th.
0.75
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Portugal

Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million 269.3
Ranked 46th.
331.72
Ranked 40th. 23% more than Portugal

Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people 1.39
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Spain
0.507
Ranked 81st.

Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km 45,032
Ranked 13th.
132,868
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Portugal

Railways > Narrow gauge None None
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita 4.13 per 1 million people
Ranked 95th. 74% more than Spain
2.37 per 1 million people
Ranked 128th.

Highways > Unpaved 9,622 km
Ranked 29th. 45% more than Spain
6,638 km
Ranked 61st.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m 8
Ranked 62nd.
19
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Portugal

Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people 0.463
Ranked 55th. 22% more than Spain
0.38
Ranked 62nd.

Gas price > US$ per liter $1.61
Ranked 13th. 31% more than Spain
$1.23
Ranked 61st.

Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km 2,550
Ranked 53th.
10,224
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Portugal

Aircraft departures 96,000
Ranked 34th.
517,500
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Portugal
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000 8.86
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Spain
8.52
Ranked 19th.

Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000 1,073.31
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Spain
969.13
Ranked 42nd.

Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road 67
Ranked 15th. 63% more than Spain
41
Ranked 29th.

Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high 3.5
Ranked 27th.
3.7
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Portugal

Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 201.13
Ranked 161st.
239.95
Ranked 146th. 19% more than Portugal

Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million 19.05
Ranked 141st. 4 times more than Spain
5.2
Ranked 181st.

Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 2,064
Ranked 51st.
8,019
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million 22.93
Ranked 132nd. 4 times more than Spain
5.81
Ranked 177th.

Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 8
Ranked 44th.
24
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Portugal

Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter $1.47
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Spain
$1.28
Ranked 47th.

Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container $780.00
Ranked 151st.
$1,310.00
Ranked 78th. 68% more than Portugal

Highways > Unpaved > Per capita 0.941 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Spain
0.166 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ $805.00 million
Ranked 33th.
$5.93 billion
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Portugal

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita $76.25
Ranked 35th.
$128.47
Ranked 26th. 68% more than Portugal

Pipelines > Refined products 188 km
Ranked 50th.
3,461 km
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Portugal

Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km 34,640
Ranked 21st.
210,068
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ $82.73 billion
Ranked 50th.
$428.20 billion
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ $24.60 billion
Ranked 35th.
$136.58 billion
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Portugal

Roadways > Total per 1000 7.8 km
Ranked 22nd.
14.96 km
Ranked 8th. 92% more than Portugal

Roadways > Unpaved per 1000 1.09 km
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Spain
0.159 km
Ranked 51st.

Commute > Time spent > On the bus 3 min
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Spain
1.25 min
Ranked 13th.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000 143.42
Ranked 55th.
285.09
Ranked 29th. 99% more than Portugal

Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.51 million
Ranked 47th.
13.16 million
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Portugal

Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide 159,135
Ranked 23th.
616,893
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Portugal

Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent 0.15
Ranked 56th. The same as Spain
0.15
Ranked 54th.

Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 6,131
Ranked 37th.
33,615
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Portugal

Railways > Total > Per $ GDP 14.47 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 100th. 18% more than Spain
12.23 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 105th.

Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 94,300
Ranked 21st.
392,500
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Portugal

Railways > Total per million 262.28 km
Ranked 41st.
335.59 km
Ranked 33th. 28% more than Portugal

Highways > Paved per 1000 5.78 km
Ranked 21st.
16.46 km
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Portugal
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m 15
Ranked 35th.
24
Ranked 25th. 60% more than Portugal

Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million 0.19
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Spain
0.0433
Ranked 93th.

Merchant marine > Total > Per capita 10.96 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Spain
3.9 per 1 million people
Ranked 89th.

Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita 0.846 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Spain
0.272 per 1 million people
Ranked 112th.

Merchant marine > By type bulk carrier 8, cargo 33, carrier 1, chemical tanker 17, container 8, liquefied gas 9, passenger 13, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 9 bulk carrier 7, cargo 17, chemical tanker 12, container 8, liquefied gas 13, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 5
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units 1.24 million
Ranked 45th.
13.25 million
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Portugal

Road > Bicycle helmet laws (date enacted) 2,013
Ranked 1st. About the same as Spain
2,004
Ranked 11th.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP 0.223 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 142nd. 3 times more than Spain
0.078 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 159th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP 114.24 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Spain
35.95 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 143th.

Highways > Unpaved per 1000 0.941 km
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Spain
0.166 km
Ranked 99th.
Pipelines > All types gas 1,099 km; oil 8 km; refined products 174 km (2004) gas 7,306 km; oil 730 km; refined products 3,512 km (2004)
Pipelines > Total length per million 120.27 km
Ranked 68th.
261.76 km
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Portugal
Aircraft departures per 1000 9.1
Ranked 42nd.
11.92
Ranked 37th. 31% more than Portugal
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports 11.36%
Ranked 48th.
15.49%
Ranked 36th. 36% more than Portugal

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ $82.99 billion
Ranked 42nd.
$413.98 billion
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Average time to clear exports through customs > Days per million 0.683
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Spain
0.113
Ranked 32nd.
Maritime > Time to import > Days 13
Ranked 143th. 44% more than Spain
9
Ranked 165th.

Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 46.23
Ranked 23th.
74.44
Ranked 11th. 61% more than Portugal

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high 3.19
Ranked 31st.
3.4
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Portugal

Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita $3.32
Ranked 60th.
$5.54
Ranked 45th. 67% more than Portugal

Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP 57.12 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Spain
21.24 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 92nd.

Road > Traffic laws > Seatbelt required All All
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at dual carriageway 100 km/h
Ranked 13th.
120 km/h
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU 64.89 billion
Ranked 100th.
328.34 billion
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Portugal

Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at motorway 120 km/h
Ranked 25th. The same as Spain
120 km/h
Ranked 20th.
Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at single carriageway 90 km/h
Ranked 10th. The same as Spain
90 km/h
Ranked 7th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 1.02 million GRT
Ranked 49th.
2.37 million GRT
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP 1.74%
Ranked 88th.
4.41%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ $58.13 billion
Ranked 53th.
$291.62 billion
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Portugal

Transport services > % of all service > Exports 25.34%
Ranked 45th. 74% more than Spain
14.55%
Ranked 88th.

Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP 25.96 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 92nd. 99% more than Spain
13.07 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 108th.

Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP 46.74 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 105th. 6 times more than Spain
8.17 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 130th.

Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 86.77
Ranked 151st.
99
Ranked 118th. 14% more than Portugal

Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 160.35
Ranked 96th.
164.38
Ranked 93th. 3% more than Portugal

Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports 3.83%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Spain
1.53%
Ranked 55th.

Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports 80.69%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Spain
78.72%
Ranked 48th.

Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million 8.22
Ranked 135th. 4 times more than Spain
2.14
Ranked 174th.

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports 16.59%
Ranked 76th.
17.69%
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Portugal

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports 7.81%
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Spain
1.35%
Ranked 80th.

Transport services > % of commercial service imports 29.69%
Ranked 91st. 45% more than Spain
20.42%
Ranked 121st.

Travel > % of all service > Exports 42.62%
Ranked 66th.
43.39%
Ranked 65th. 2% more than Portugal

Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent 0.4
Ranked 20th.
0.57
Ranked 9th. 42% more than Portugal

Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption 24.46%
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Spain
23.35%
Ranked 25th.

Travel > % of all service imports 26.3%
Ranked 53th. 36% more than Spain
19.34%
Ranked 85th.

Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita 14.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
15.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Portugal

Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita 56.71
Ranked 49th.
-292.004
Ranked 71st.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU 63.88 billion
Ranked 97th.
336.01 billion
Ranked 69th. 5 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita 6,068.58
Ranked 110th.
7,270.05
Ranked 104th. 20% more than Portugal

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports 3.17%
Ranked 49th.
4.61%
Ranked 42nd. 45% more than Portugal

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports 1.81%
Ranked 71st.
4.33%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth 3.17%
Ranked 46th. 50% more than Spain
2.11%
Ranked 63th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ $83.42 billion
Ranked 41st.
$422.14 billion
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Portugal

Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita 0.0964 GRT
Ranked 51st. 83% more than Spain
0.0527 GRT
Ranked 65th.

Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth 2.26%
Ranked 101st. 4 times more than Spain
0.546%
Ranked 130th.

Railways > Broad gauge None None
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 32.97
Ranked 23th.
70.22
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Portugal

Road > Traffic laws > Minimum driver's age 18
Ranked 8th. The same as Spain
18
Ranked 4th.
Road > Traffic laws > Permitted alcohol level 0.05%
Ranked 21st. The same as Spain
0.05%
Ranked 9th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people 0.0926
Ranked 148th.
0.274
Ranked 125th. 3 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults 15.81%
Ranked 49th.
27.2%
Ranked 17th. 72% more than Portugal
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million 30.88
Ranked 35th. 25% more than Spain
24.71
Ranked 41st.

Pipelines > Oil per million 0.758 km
Ranked 93th.
15.81 km
Ranked 75th. 21 times more than Portugal

Airports > With paved runways > Total per million 4.04
Ranked 73th. 92% more than Spain
2.11
Ranked 111th.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 38.94%
Ranked 69th. 23% more than Spain
31.73%
Ranked 85th.

Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP 67.51 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Spain
19.61 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 116th.

Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita $6,620.93
Ranked 42nd.
$7,000.68
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Portugal

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 39.06%
Ranked 89th. 27% more than Spain
30.68%
Ranked 111th.

Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 1.62%
Ranked 37th. 75% more than Spain
0.927%
Ranked 69th.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU 55.41 billion
Ranked 82nd.
290.54 billion
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ $70.75 billion
Ranked 39th.
$336.67 billion
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports 28.77%
Ranked 17th. 69% more than Spain
16.98%
Ranked 50th.

Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports 1.76%
Ranked 41st.
4.44%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million 11.75
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Spain
2.8
Ranked 52nd.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million 2.07
Ranked 111th. 67% more than Spain
1.24
Ranked 134th.

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.326
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Spain
0.0796
Ranked 119th.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita 5,264.22
Ranked 82nd.
6,286.21
Ranked 75th. 19% more than Portugal

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita $7,924.81
Ranked 32nd.
$9,133.72
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Portugal

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $6,721.05
Ranked 33th.
$7,284.32
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Portugal

Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million 0.94
Ranked 41st. 80% more than Spain
0.521
Ranked 54th.

Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports 2.72%
Ranked 76th.
3.58%
Ranked 67th. 32% more than Portugal

Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP 44.71%
Ranked 59th. 10% more than Spain
40.74%
Ranked 65th.

Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km 325.04
Ranked 41st.
1,141.99
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days 2
Ranked 86th. Twice as much as Spain
1
Ranked 110th.

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high 3.42
Ranked 29th.
3.74
Ranked 21st. 9% more than Portugal

Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports 20.48%
Ranked 36th.
24.53%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Portugal

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 33.3%
Ranked 54th. 33% more than Spain
24.95%
Ranked 74th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million 1.97
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Spain
0.825
Ranked 113th.

Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million 7.52
Ranked 31st. 13 times more than Spain
0.564
Ranked 71st.

Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million 0.256
Ranked 84th. 9 times more than Spain
0.027
Ranked 134th.

Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000 14.6
Ranked 33th. 55% more than Spain
9.41
Ranked 44th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita 2.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 130th. 44% more than Spain
1.43 per 1 million people
Ranked 143th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 20
Ranked 72nd.
36
Ranked 48th. 80% more than Portugal

Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion 35.63%
Ranked 45th. 6% more than Spain
33.77%
Ranked 50th.

Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 32.81%
Ranked 79th. 37% more than Spain
23.98%
Ranked 113th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita $7,883.43
Ranked 44th.
$8,957.11
Ranked 40th. 14% more than Portugal

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita 0.121 Dwt
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Spain
0.0509 Dwt
Ranked 70th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita 1.97 per 1 million people
Ranked 94th. 90% more than Spain
1.04 per 1 million people
Ranked 115th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP 5.19 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 142nd.
12.26 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 134th. 2 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita $5,521.81
Ranked 42nd.
$6,309.66
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Portugal

Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita $2,337.31
Ranked 41st.
$2,955.11
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Portugal

Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports 2.83%
Ranked 31st.
3.98%
Ranked 17th. 40% more than Portugal

Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 5.01%
Ranked 65th.
5.24%
Ranked 63th. 5% more than Portugal

Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports 6.53%
Ranked 23th.
8.12%
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Portugal

Merchant marine > A note includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/be><a href=/country/be>Belgium</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/vi><a href=/country/vi>British Virgin Islands</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/cy><a href=/country/cy>Cyprus</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/da>Denmark</a> 6, <a href=/country/gm><a href=/country/gm>Germany</a></a> 20, <a href=/country/gr>Greece</a> 1, <a href=/country/ic><a href=/country/ic>Iceland</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/it>Italy</a> 16, <a href=/country/le><a href=/country/le>Lebanon</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/li>Liberia</a> 1, <a href=/country/mn><a href=/country/mn>Monaco</a></a> 2, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> 5, <a href=/country/pm><a href=/country/pm>Panama</a></a> 5, <a href=/country/sp>Spain</a> 22, <a href=/country/sz><a href=/country/sz>Switzerland</a></a> 8, <a href=/country/uk>United Kingdom</a> 1, <a href=/kp/Virgin+Islands+(UK><a href=/country/vq>Virgin Islands</a> (UK</a>) 1 (2002 est.) includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/hr><a href=/country/hr>Croatia</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/cu>Cuba</a> 2, <a href=/country/da><a href=/country/da>Denmark</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/gm>Germany</a> 7, <a href=/country/it><a href=/country/it>Italy</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/nl>Netherlands</a> 1, <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> 6, <a href=/country/uy>Uruguay</a> 3 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million 1.32
Ranked 59th.
2.32
Ranked 53th. 76% more than Portugal

Maritime > Documents to export > Number 4
Ranked 168th. The same as Spain
4
Ranked 157th.

Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total 90,300
Ranked 58th.
215,700
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Portugal

Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU -1,003,600,000
Ranked 67th.
7.67 billion
Ranked 39th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth -6.61%
Ranked 105th. 16% more than Spain
-5.699%
Ranked 102nd.

Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU -1,476,934,040.217
Ranked 44th.
19.82 billion
Ranked 27th.

Maritime > Time to import > Days per million 1.04
Ranked 131st. 5 times more than Spain
0.195
Ranked 170th.

Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 15
Ranked 62nd.
103
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million 0.19
Ranked 56th. 9 times more than Spain
0.0216
Ranked 103th.

Merchant marine > Foreign-owned None
None

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.342
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Spain
0.0794
Ranked 119th.

Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000 8.55
Ranked 30th. 83% more than Spain
4.67
Ranked 70th.

Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million -140,303,572.754
Ranked 41st.
428.74 million
Ranked 29th.

Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i 4.72
Ranked 44th.
5.18
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Portugal

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP 39.3%
Ranked 90th. 23% more than Spain
31.91%
Ranked 110th.

Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports 2.89%
Ranked 54th.
3.69%
Ranked 41st. 28% more than Portugal

Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m 7
Ranked 62nd.
12
Ranked 36th. 71% more than Portugal

Road > Traffic laws > First aid required Recommended Recommended
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita $0.05
Ranked 36th.
$15.58
Ranked 11th. 328 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP 0.000235%
Ranked 35th.
0.0534%
Ranked 7th. 227 times more than Portugal

Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people 0.741
Ranked 90th. 85% more than Spain
0.401
Ranked 117th.

Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million 15.19
Ranked 119th. 4 times more than Spain
3.56
Ranked 168th.

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high 3.43
Ranked 24th.
3.68
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Portugal

Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ $35.00 million
Ranked 70th.
$256.00 million
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than Portugal

Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons 17.13
Ranked 43th.
91.28
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Portugal

Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports 52.83%
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Spain
51.42%
Ranked 57th.

Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 123.72
Ranked 50th.
129.31
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Portugal

Road > Traffic laws > Speed limit at urban area 50 km/h
Ranked 26th. The same as Spain
50 km/h
Ranked 10th.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million 0.38
Ranked 126th. 4 times more than Spain
0.0865
Ranked 165th.

Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container $925.00
Ranked 146th.
$1,350.00
Ranked 101st. 46% more than Portugal

Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 0.196
Ranked 47th. 13% more than Spain
0.174
Ranked 51st.

Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads 86%
Ranked 25th.
99%
Ranked 19th. 15% more than Portugal

Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 153,702
Ranked 33th.
435,141
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP 0.0165%
Ranked 73th.
0.019%
Ranked 69th. 15% more than Portugal

Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP 25.96 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 130th. 59% more than Spain
16.34 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 133th.

Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita 0.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 108th. 6% more than Spain
0.445 per 1 million people
Ranked 113th.

Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita 0.47 per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Spain
0.445 per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.

Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita 1.22 per 1 million people
Ranked 53th. 98% more than Spain
0.618 per 1 million people
Ranked 76th.

Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP 39.27%
Ranked 88th. 26% more than Spain
31.28%
Ranked 108th.

Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million -95,338,492.974
Ranked 50th.
165.84 million
Ranked 47th.

Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita 96.1 GRT per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 64% more than Spain
58.48 GRT per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita 121.02 Dwt per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Spain
56.42 Dwt per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP 0.576 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Spain
0.138 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 99th.

Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU 596.98 million
Ranked 48th.
-13,495,827,414.461
Ranked 81st.

Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 11.58%
Ranked 59th. 14% more than Spain
10.12%
Ranked 66th.

Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP -2.05%
Ranked 56th. 79% more than Spain
-1.145%
Ranked 49th.

Pipelines > Refined products per million 16.48 km
Ranked 38th.
76.06 km
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days 2
Ranked 95th. The same as Spain
2
Ranked 84th.

Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports 2.96%
Ranked 63th.
5.8%
Ranked 38th. 96% more than Portugal

Maritime > Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes > % of firms 37.25%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Spain
18.33%
Ranked 35th.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 242.05
Ranked 136th.
268.15
Ranked 121st. 11% more than Portugal

Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports 45.33%
Ranked 19th. 11% more than Spain
40.99%
Ranked 21st.

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP 38.69%
Ranked 67th. 18% more than Spain
32.65%
Ranked 78th.

Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports 2.69
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Spain
1.25
Ranked 128th.

Maritime > Average time to clear exports through customs > Days 7.2
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Spain
4.9
Ranked 12th.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita 1.13 per 1 million people
Ranked 44th. 90% more than Spain
0.593 per 1 million people
Ranked 56th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita 0.094 per 1 million people
Ranked 157th.
0.346 per 1 million people
Ranked 125th. 4 times more than Portugal

Pipelines > Oil 11 km
Ranked 96th.
616 km
Ranked 56th. 56 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 32.72%
Ranked 40th.
49.85%
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Portugal

Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita $7,859.12
Ranked 45th.
$9,264.77
Ranked 41st. 18% more than Portugal

Pipelines > Gas 1,344 km
Ranked 65th.
10,481 km
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Portugal

Merchant marine > Total per million 10.43
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Spain
3
Ranked 87th.

Pipelines > Gas per million 104.1 km
Ranked 57th.
158.23 km
Ranked 48th. 52% more than Portugal
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP 27.36%
Ranked 64th. 27% more than Spain
21.61%
Ranked 83th.

Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP 119.44 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 133th. 2 times more than Spain
49.84 per $1 trillion of GDP
Ranked 149th.

Road > Radar detector legality Illegal to own and/or use in a vehicle Radar Detectors legal, jammers illegal.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million 1.62
Ranked 38th.
1.98
Ranked 25th. 22% more than Portugal

Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient 4.88
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Spain
4.42
Ranked 46th.

Transport services > % of all service imports 29.34%
Ranked 88th. 44% more than Spain
20.31%
Ranked 117th.

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high 3.6
Ranked 25th.
3.67
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Portugal

Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 3.26
Ranked 21st.
4.56
Ranked 13th. 40% more than Portugal

Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million 0.303
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than Spain
0.0736
Ranked 119th.

Road > Traffic laws > Fire extinguisher required Recommended Recommended
Road > Traffic laws > Spare bulb required No No
Road > Traffic laws > Toll roads Yes Yes
Road > Traffic laws > Triangle required Yes Yes, 2x
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults 31.75%
Ranked 73th.
36.2%
Ranked 58th. 14% more than Portugal
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita 6,163.91
Ranked 116th.
7,104.21
Ranked 114th. 15% more than Portugal

Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 80%
Ranked 102nd. 10% more than Spain
73%
Ranked 134th.

Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP 5.59 GRT per million $ of GDP
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Spain
1.55 GRT per million $ of GDP
Ranked 98th.

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP 7.08 Dwt per million $ of GDP
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Spain
1.53 Dwt per million $ of GDP
Ranked 98th.

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP 0.339%
Ranked 74th.
0.402%
Ranked 58th. 19% more than Portugal

Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports 31.98%
Ranked 29th. 28% more than Spain
25.06%
Ranked 41st.

Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 2.54%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Spain
1.2%
Ranked 46th.

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports 1.06%
Ranked 112th.
2.14%
Ranked 89th. Twice as much as Portugal

Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports 2.49%
Ranked 42nd.
4.55%
Ranked 24th. 83% more than Portugal

Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports 28.68%
Ranked 21st. 67% more than Spain
17.14%
Ranked 38th.

Roads > Paved > % of total roads 86%
Ranked 23th.
99%
Ranked 19th. 15% more than Portugal

Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 4,221
Ranked 29th.
25,726
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Portugal

Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ $69.70 billion
Ranked 41st.
$323.56 billion
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Portugal

Pipelines > Total length 1,273 km
Ranked 74th.
11,548 km
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Portugal
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use 78.08%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Spain
74.19%
Ranked 8th.

Merchant marine > Note includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 6, Germany 20, Greece 1, Iceland 1, Italy 16, Lebanon 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 2, Norway 5, Panama 5, Spain 22, Switzerland 8, UK 1, Virgin Islands (UK) 1 includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Germany 7, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Uruguay 3
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP 7.57 km per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 103th.
11.65 km per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 95th. 54% more than Portugal
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP 25.27%
Ranked 91st.
37.82%
Ranked 59th. 50% more than Portugal

Road > Traffic laws > Tow rope required Yes Yes
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people 0.665
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Spain
0.26
Ranked 119th.

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